Maybe it’s the warmer weather or the longer days throwing me into this mood to come out of hibernation and do something productive, but lately I’m definitely inspired. It’s time to use this inspiration and channel the worries of the world into something great.
My amazing cousin Katy is just 6 months older than me. I’ve always considered us to have a close relationship even though our distance between houses has never been shorter than an 8 hour drive. My dad once observed that she and I just pick right back where we were the last time without skipping a beat. Katy was always the honor student, the athlete, the stylish one. She was also my pen pal, my fellow explorer, my slumber party host, and one of the best friends I’ve ever had. Katy now is battling melanoma, which has put everything else in life on hold. Clearly cancer doesn’t discriminate because if it did, it would have backed away from someone who the world needed many more of.
Katy has been going through her 
treatments and documenting it all on Twitter and CaringBridge. I’ve kept up with all of it and never once have I come across a complaint she’s made. Actually, if I could make a complaint here, I would say that she doesn’t complain enough. It’s starting to make the rest of us complainers feel bad. 
If anyone can kick cancer’s ass it’s this chick because she’s unrelenting at tackling any obstacle that ever comes in her path. I’ve been thinking of ways to help show support and I’ve come across my new project. I’m going to make bracelets for her family and friends to wear to honor her fight. I also hope that she can feel the solidarity because I’ve been reading the message boards and it’s heartbreaking how isolated so many people report feeling during their fight. I’m going shopping tonight in search of materials for a prototype. Stay tuned for pictures to come!
If any of my most excellent readers (that’s you!) have any tips on making bracelets, or suggestions for other ways to make use of this inspiration (particularly with melanoma awareness or fund-raising), shoot ‘em my way!
Be happy and be healthy!
